Black Lives Matter

Black August began in August 1979 to commemorate the rich history of black resistance in America and celebrates freedom fighters, including those who were incarcerated for defending Black lives.

Voter registrations fell sharply amid the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, but shot up in June amid nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, according to a new analysis.

Protests in Portland, Oregon, have topped the headlines for days, but lost in the shouting are the voices of Black residents themselves.

A protest organizer and frequent leader of marches in support of Black Lives Matter turned himself in to the New York City Police Department Saturday morning after an hours-long standoff with officers one day earlier, multiple reports confirm. His actions come after the NYPD spent an estimated five hours outside of the protester’s Hell’s Kitchen apartment on Friday in...

Dorell Anthony, the creator, writer and star of “Pride: The Series” joined LX News to talk about his new podcast and preparing for the show’s third season. He said the show, about LGBTQ-plus friends in New York, will reflect real-world issues like racial injustice and the coronavirus in its upcoming season.

The singer known as Lady A is speaking out about her legal dispute with the country group formerly known as Lady Antebellum. The group announced they were changing their Civil War-inspired name to “Lady A” out of respect for the Black community. But Anita White, a Black blues singer, has been using that name for decades.

A woman who has already been arrested once for throwing paint on the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower was arrested again for doing exactly the same thing. Police say 39-year-old Juliet Germanotta acted alone this time in vandalizing the mural on Fifth Avenue. She was caught on camera Wednesday on her knees, spreading blue paint all…

The NBA board of governors and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized plans to create the first-ever NBA Foundation that will work to spur economic growth in the Black community, announcing Wednesday that the initial contribution will be $300 million over the next decade.

Discussing Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, a local community driven organization that has been working since 2017 to transform our community and eventually our country with their Executive Director, Jerry Hawkins. For more information, visit www.dallastrht.org.

Pediatric psychologist Ann-Louise T. Lockhart talks about explaining the Black Lives Matter movement to children and breaking down difficult terms like racism, prejudice and stereotypes to young minds.

Minnesota’s Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. anthem when he did so before Oilers-Blackhawks in Edmonton

Angel Hogan of Pennsylvania shares a story from when she was a teenager about a job offer that was suddenly taken away after the employer saw that she was Black.

‘And I knew in that moment that he simply wasn’t going to hire me because I was Black.’

No longer just a disposable form of entertainment, some are now turning to TikTok to speak on issues affecting the Black community.

Four California high school students worked together to create the Be the Change Coloring Co., a small business that makes coronavirus coloring books to help children understand the virus. The students have already raised over $12,000 for Black Lives Matter, the CDC and other organizations.

Transgender people have more visibility in America than ever before, but that visibility has come at a deadly cost in 2020.

At least 22 transgender or gender non-conforming people have been killed in the United States so far this year. That puts 2020 on track to be the most deadly year for the trans community since the Human Rights Campaign began tracking violence against them.

Attorney General William Barr defended his office’s response to protests across the country as congressional Democrats accused him of protecting armed white protesters while attacking and arresting unarmed Black Lives Matter protesters.

Some of the most striking demonstrations in the Black Lives Matter movement have been public art projects. In Miami, two different Black Lives Matter murals were created not far from each other, each with its own unique perspective on the struggle of Black Americans.

A man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire, police said.